Castlerock tide times

County Londonderry · today and the next six days

Our predictions from the Portrush gauge, 9 km away. Heights are above chart datum, as in tide tables. This uses Environment Agency tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta). Not for navigation.

Top pick this week

Tomorrow evening

18:30–20:00

80Excellent

3h into the flood
Dusk
Mid tides

BassLight SW 14 mph

Why this time?

Best bass marks nearby

Science says

Other good times

Hard-fighting predator of surf beaches, rocks and estuaries. Feeds hardest in moving, coloured water at low light.

Suggested baits

Peeler crab
Ragworm
Sandeel
Squid
Lures

No other good times this week.

Draft profile, not yet reviewed. Based on FishBase: Dicentrarchus labrax and Cefas, Catchwise: A Survey of Marine Recreational Fishing Activity in England and Wales (2026) and General UK sea-angling guidance (to be verified).

Next 7 days

Times are the middle of each turn. The small times underneath are slack water, when the level stays close to high or low.

TodayWed 14 OctSprings
1. Low03:100.9 m02:17–04:04
2. High09:182.2 m08:30–10:06
3. Low15:180.9 m14:25–16:11

Tide: 3h into the floodBass push in with the flood to hunt the margins and stay on through high water and the first of the ebb.
Light: DuskMost active around dawn and dusk.
Tide size: Mid tidesBigger tides stir up food and colour the water.
Season: Peak season in OctoberBest from June to October. A few are still caught through winter.
Wind: Light SW 14 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Rough (1.6 m waves)Some surf and colour in the water helps; flat calm and very rough seas don't.
Water: Sea 13.4°CComfortable between 10 and 22°C, best around 16°C.

How we score

High

21:30

2.0 m

20:39–22:20

No standout fishing times1.4 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:54
Sunset: 18:30
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: SSW 6–32 mph, gusts 43
Waves: Waves 1.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.4°C

TomorrowThu 15 OctMid tides

Low03:501.0 m02:57–04:43
High10:002.1 m09:08–10:53
Low16:071.1 m15:10–17:04
High22:031.8 m21:13–22:54

80Best 18:30–20:001.1 m range

Fri 16 OctMid tides

Low04:271.1 m03:29–05:26
High10:481.9 m09:54–11:42
Low17:301.3 m16:07–18:53
High22:451.6 m21:51–23:39

No standout fishing times0.8 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

Low05:201.2 m04:21–06:19
High12:201.8 m11:01–13:39

No standout fishing times0.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:00
Sunset: 18:23
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: ESE 2–12 mph, gusts 18
Waves: Waves 1.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.9°C

Sun 18 OctNeaps

Low06:401.3 m05:14–08:05
High14:201.7 m13:24–15:15
Low22:401.2 m21:03–00:16

No standout fishing times0.5 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:02
Sunset: 18:20
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: SSE 7–12 mph, gusts 19
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.8°C

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High15:281.7 m14:33–16:23
Low23:101.1 m21:57–00:23

No standout fishing times0.7 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:04
Sunset: 18:18
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: SSE 10–14 mph, gusts 23
Waves: Waves 1.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.8°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

High04:351.4 m03:41–05:28
Low09:501.1 m08:56–10:44
High16:091.8 m15:19–17:00
Low23:221.0 m22:14–00:31

No standout fishing times0.8 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:56
Sunset: 18:28
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: WSW 4–19 mph
Waves: Waves 1.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.4°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:58
Sunset: 18:25
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: WNW 12–19 mph, gusts 25
Waves: Waves 1.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.2°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:06
Sunset: 18:16
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: SSE 8–11 mph, gusts 17
Waves: Waves 1.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.8°C

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